Jeez, I adore this song. I didn’t expect to see someone reacting to it. Thank you! You perfectly captured the feeling - even if your country is bleak and depressing, it’s still your home, and you won’t let other people slander it. The scene with older people singing the chorus with tears in their eyes always tugs at my heart. If you think about it, these are the people who lived through WWII, saw the atrocities happening here and how this country and its people have been treated. Many of them probably actively fought for independence. After all this hardship, another occupation, this time by the Soviets, came and continued to destroy the country - this video shows what Poland looked like just a few decades ago - poor, gray, dirty, and sad. But it’s still our Poland. Did you catch the reference to the Polish anthem? 'That drunkard who murmurs something in his sleep - that as long as we live, she lives too' (the national anthem: 'Poland has not yet perished, as long as we live'). PS. The pope here is exactly what we’ve been telling you - it’s not even about religion itself but about the fight against communism - the scenes on TV show some communist authorities, workers' strikes, and the pope’s visit to Poland after he was elected. It was a huge symbol - basically, the main reason he was even chosen was that he symbolized Poland's struggles to free itself from the regime. 'The world,' choosing him, was like virtually showing support for the countries behind the Iron Curtain. During communism, the church here was often identified with resistance against oppression (even though a lot of them actually collaborated with the government). For example another famous figure, who helped cteating the image of the church as a fighter for freedom, was father Popiełuszko, who was murdered by the communist agents. Participation in religious gatherings, like youth groups, was seen almost as promoting the spirit of independence. A Pole being elected pope and coming for an official visit here, was like showing a big 'fuck you' to the communist authorities and igniting even more resistance - it was a sign that we had an ally in the 'free world'. And yeah, most younger people (I'd say up to 40 years olds) nowadays are not religious, but for many older people, being Polish is almost synonymous with being Catholic. This is because throughout our history, the church has very often played this symbolic role in the fight for our culture. Sometimes it leads to absurdities, like when the church does something wrong and someone criticizes it, there will always be people who say that this person is not a patriot and is an enemy of Poland. It’s so ingrained in the national identity that for some people it’s hard to separate the two.
@@leno_o17 I really liked how they chose to make this video, it made me feel so connected to Poland and you could see in the faces of the people their feelings for their country. This song is definitely a love song to Poland and shows the resilience of the Polish people. When I first came here two years ago, and being younger I only thought of Poland as a first world country and was so surprised when my fiance's family told me that not long ago things were quite different. I didn't catch the reference to the anthem, but I want to tell you that just yesterday I encountered a recording from the last radio transmission once the Germans officially took Poland, and I cannot imagine what it felt like to listen to those words and know what was about to happen. I feel mad respect for Polish people, especially the older generation who went through that. About the Pope, I didn't really understand the context before, I thought you guys just liked him because he was Polish but what you said made the picture ten times clearer, thank you so much for sharing that ❤️❤️❤️
@@thepolishlatina In 1978, John Paul II became Pope for the first time in over 400 years and who was not an Italian. Less than a year later, the new Pope began a nine-day pilgrimage to Poland, which changed the course of history. Almost one third of the nation came to the meeting with the Holy Father, which took place on June 2, 1979 in Warsaw, while the rest of the country and the world participated in this event via television and radio. Communists were non-believers who did not recognize any religion. and they fought it with all methods. Of course, all reports from this event were censored and many security agents guarded and filmed who attended the Holy Mass. After the Pope delivered a fiery sermon, suddenly 3 MILLION people gathered at the mass started singing the anthem - "We want GOD, we want GOD..." 2 years later, on May 13, 1981, at St. Peter's Square in Rome, there was an attempt on the life of John Paul II, who was shot by the Turk Mehmet Ali Agca.
Maybe Poland is not the richest, the most beautiful, the climate is not particular. But Poland has a soul, it is magical with its history that despite so many suffering, Poles are still ongoing have their authentic history that allowed to release so many misfortunes. Poles can argue and feed on each other, but they will not let the stranger do it. They have a lot of empathy to people in need and at the time of danger they can unite themselves incredibly. Poland - you can defeat it, but no one managed to win the spirit of Polishness❤
@@jerzy7118 There is something really magical about Poland and the love you guys have for your country. As a foreigner I can see it everywhere and I am so happy to learn more about your culture ❤️
Polish songs from 1960s-1970s: Ewa Demarczyk - Karuzela z madonnami, Grande Valse Brillante Czesław Niemen - Dziwny jest ten świat, Sen o Warszawie, Pod papugami Marek Grechuta - Korowód, Świecie nasz, Ocalić od zapomnienia Breakout - Poszłabym za tobą, Kiedy byłem małym chłopcem, Modlitwa Skaldowie i Łucja Prus - W żółtych płomieniach liści Kalina Jędrusik - Na całych jeziorach ty Edmund Fetting - Nim wstanie dzień Czerwone Gitary - Historia jednej znajomości, Kwiaty we włosach Maryla Rodowicz - Małgośka Wojciech Młynarski - Jeszcze w zielone gramy Jonasz Kofta - Pamiętajcie o ogrodach
Polish songs from 1980s: Republika - Kombinat, Biała flaga Maanam - Krakowski spleen (City spleen), Się ściemnia Perfect - Autobiografia, Ale w koło jest wesoło Klaus Mittfoch - Jezu jak się cieszę Lech Janerka - Historia podwodna Brygada Kryzys - To co czujesz to co wiesz, Centrala Lady Pank - Kryzysowa narzeczona Daab - W moim ogrodzie Martyna Jakubowicz - W domach z betonu nie ma wolnej miłości Kult - Arahja, Polska TSA - 51, Trzy zapałki Siekiera - Nowa Aleksandria Marek Grechuta - Wiosna ach to ty Dżem - List do M, Dzień w którym pękło niebo, Kim jestem jestem sobie Songs - jokes from 1980s: Franek Kimono - King Bruce Lee karate mistrz Wały Jagiellońskie - Córka rybaka Shakin Dudi - Au Sza La La
Grzegorz Ciechowski, so Obywatel G.C., wrote really excellent, intelligent lyrics to the songs, especially to the band "Republika", one of the most imporatnt in 80s, really legendary. Unfortunately he died in 2001.
Historical context : in the 80s, about 1.3 million Poles emigrated from Poland. in 1988 when the song was composed, GDP per capita in the U.S. was 12x that of Poland. annual earnings in Poland were lower than monthly earnings in the U.S. At that time Poles not only had a inferiority complex of a lower standard of living, but also a complex of backward civilization. Only a few decades later, it will turn out that wrongly. The gravity of Polishness is much greater than that of a resident of the Dominican Rep. or the U.S., because there is no cultural or linguistic backup for Poles. American can relocate to Australia or Canada and have virtually the same culture everywhere.
Thank you so much for this comment ❤️ I get what you say, before meeting my fiance I had no idea about Poland (besides some knowledge from WW2) after coming here I'm constantly surprised about the resilience of the Polish people and how much you take care of your culture, I guess that comes from how many times other countries have tried to erase your identity. I am so happy to be able to learn more about Poland and to share what little I know with other people so we can all appreciate it more ❤️
@@thepolishlatina I'm sure the economic situation in Venezuela is worse than in Poland in the 80's, but I don't think that inspires them to similar songs :) as for translating various national disasters into works of art, we are at the world top without a doubt. Jews are better, but they have ~4K years of experience.
The quintessence of Polishness or rather Polish peculiarity has been brilliantly captured in this cult tv-series. there is both pathos and a fair amount of humor, people of different walk of life, diffrent worldview. unfortunately, this ethos is largely gone and has been replaced by a lblatant ack of honor and conformism. at least remained artistic reference point like this th-cam.com/video/WE9CxdnLtN8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=oZXCgM4isstaDgQk
Bardzo fajnie tą nostalgię i miłość do kraju wyczułaś - ja zawsze mm łezkę w oku, gdy słucham tę piosenkę - od tego czasu dużo się zmieniło, ale nostalgię wciąż pamiętam. Pozdrawiam
@@BT-1cr Mi się obecna twórczość całkiem podoba - weź: Patrzałek, Podsiadło, Sanah, Dyduła, Ochman np music.th-cam.com/video/NYmry_2vGYQ/w-d-xo.html music.th-cam.com/video/fRJcsG7nmtE/w-d-xo.html - mógłbym wymieniać jeszcze - uważam, że jest wręcz dobrze - może więcej komercji niż w czasach komuny - ale ja raczej mam czego słuchać
Grzegorz Ciechowski (1957-2001) is one of most important Polish popular musicians. He had 2 groups: Republika and Obywatel GC. Nie pytaj o Polskę was many times choosen most important song in Polski Top Wszechczasów Tróki (all-time top list). It was released 1988. Video was made by Ciechowski's female partner at the time Małgorzata Potocka, who is film director. It was filmed in Warsaw district Praga.
Oh my... You've tackled a cult piece by a legendary Polish artist. However, if you want to get to know the Polish soul, there's no better way...I can suggest a reaction to the song Arahja by Kult. This would be a logical consequence of this path of getting to know the Polish soul... There are many versions of this song. I suggest this one: EWA FARNA - ARAHJA th-cam.com/video/B7sXl9UzOZ8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Xfji1TJ52ioXm-2f
Jeez, I adore this song. I didn’t expect to see someone reacting to it. Thank you!
You perfectly captured the feeling - even if your country is bleak and depressing, it’s still your home, and you won’t let other people slander it.
The scene with older people singing the chorus with tears in their eyes always tugs at my heart. If you think about it, these are the people who lived through WWII, saw the atrocities happening here and how this country and its people have been treated. Many of them probably actively fought for independence. After all this hardship, another occupation, this time by the Soviets, came and continued to destroy the country - this video shows what Poland looked like just a few decades ago - poor, gray, dirty, and sad. But it’s still our Poland.
Did you catch the reference to the Polish anthem?
'That drunkard who murmurs something in his sleep - that as long as we live, she lives too' (the national anthem: 'Poland has not yet perished, as long as we live').
PS. The pope here is exactly what we’ve been telling you - it’s not even about religion itself but about the fight against communism - the scenes on TV show some communist authorities, workers' strikes, and the pope’s visit to Poland after he was elected.
It was a huge symbol - basically, the main reason he was even chosen was that he symbolized Poland's struggles to free itself from the regime. 'The world,' choosing him, was like virtually showing support for the countries behind the Iron Curtain.
During communism, the church here was often identified with resistance against oppression (even though a lot of them actually collaborated with the government). For example another famous figure, who helped cteating the image of the church as a fighter for freedom, was father Popiełuszko, who was murdered by the communist agents. Participation in religious gatherings, like youth groups, was seen almost as promoting the spirit of independence. A Pole being elected pope and coming for an official visit here, was like showing a big 'fuck you' to the communist authorities and igniting even more resistance - it was a sign that we had an ally in the 'free world'.
And yeah, most younger people (I'd say up to 40 years olds) nowadays are not religious, but for many older people, being Polish is almost synonymous with being Catholic. This is because throughout our history, the church has very often played this symbolic role in the fight for our culture. Sometimes it leads to absurdities, like when the church does something wrong and someone criticizes it, there will always be people who say that this person is not a patriot and is an enemy of Poland. It’s so ingrained in the national identity that for some people it’s hard to separate the two.
@@leno_o17 I really liked how they chose to make this video, it made me feel so connected to Poland and you could see in the faces of the people their feelings for their country. This song is definitely a love song to Poland and shows the resilience of the Polish people.
When I first came here two years ago, and being younger I only thought of Poland as a first world country and was so surprised when my fiance's family told me that not long ago things were quite different.
I didn't catch the reference to the anthem, but I want to tell you that just yesterday I encountered a recording from the last radio transmission once the Germans officially took Poland, and I cannot imagine what it felt like to listen to those words and know what was about to happen. I feel mad respect for Polish people, especially the older generation who went through that.
About the Pope, I didn't really understand the context before, I thought you guys just liked him because he was Polish but what you said made the picture ten times clearer, thank you so much for sharing that ❤️❤️❤️
@@thepolishlatina In 1978, John Paul II became Pope for the first time in over 400 years and who was not an Italian. Less than a year later, the new Pope began a nine-day pilgrimage to Poland, which changed the course of history. Almost one third of the nation came to the meeting with the Holy Father, which took place on June 2, 1979 in Warsaw, while the rest of the country and the world participated in this event via television and radio. Communists were non-believers who did not recognize any religion. and they fought it with all methods. Of course, all reports from this event were censored and many security agents guarded and filmed who attended the Holy Mass.
After the Pope delivered a fiery sermon, suddenly 3 MILLION people gathered at the mass started singing the anthem - "We want GOD, we want GOD..."
2 years later, on May 13, 1981, at St. Peter's Square in Rome, there was an attempt on the life of John Paul II, who was shot by the Turk Mehmet Ali Agca.
Maybe Poland is not the richest, the most beautiful, the climate is not particular. But Poland has a soul, it is magical with its history that despite so many suffering, Poles are still ongoing have their authentic history that allowed to release so many misfortunes. Poles can argue and feed on each other, but they will not let the stranger do it. They have a lot of empathy to people in need and at the time of danger they can unite themselves incredibly. Poland - you can defeat it, but no one managed to win the spirit of Polishness❤
@@jerzy7118 There is something really magical about Poland and the love you guys have for your country. As a foreigner I can see it everywhere and I am so happy to learn more about your culture ❤️
Polska to k.... polacy to słodcy ciemniacy.... mam nadzieję, że to się wkrótce zmieni😂
Polish songs from 1960s-1970s:
Ewa Demarczyk - Karuzela z madonnami, Grande Valse Brillante
Czesław Niemen - Dziwny jest ten świat, Sen o Warszawie, Pod papugami
Marek Grechuta - Korowód, Świecie nasz, Ocalić od zapomnienia
Breakout - Poszłabym za tobą, Kiedy byłem małym chłopcem, Modlitwa
Skaldowie i Łucja Prus - W żółtych płomieniach liści
Kalina Jędrusik - Na całych jeziorach ty
Edmund Fetting - Nim wstanie dzień
Czerwone Gitary - Historia jednej znajomości, Kwiaty we włosach
Maryla Rodowicz - Małgośka
Wojciech Młynarski - Jeszcze w zielone gramy
Jonasz Kofta - Pamiętajcie o ogrodach
Polish songs from 1980s:
Republika - Kombinat, Biała flaga
Maanam - Krakowski spleen (City spleen), Się ściemnia
Perfect - Autobiografia, Ale w koło jest wesoło
Klaus Mittfoch - Jezu jak się cieszę
Lech Janerka - Historia podwodna
Brygada Kryzys - To co czujesz to co wiesz, Centrala
Lady Pank - Kryzysowa narzeczona
Daab - W moim ogrodzie
Martyna Jakubowicz - W domach z betonu nie ma wolnej miłości
Kult - Arahja, Polska
TSA - 51, Trzy zapałki
Siekiera - Nowa Aleksandria
Marek Grechuta - Wiosna ach to ty
Dżem - List do M, Dzień w którym pękło niebo, Kim jestem jestem sobie
Songs - jokes from 1980s:
Franek Kimono - King Bruce Lee karate mistrz
Wały Jagiellońskie - Córka rybaka
Shakin Dudi - Au Sza La La
You took on the review of one of the best Polish artists, poets and musicians. Grzegorz Ciechowski was a genius.
Ten sam wykonawca, ale z wcześniejszym zespołem Republika - Odchodząc, jeden z piękniejszych tekstów o skończonej miłości!
Thank you for the recommendation ❤️
Grzegorz Ciechowski, so Obywatel G.C., wrote really excellent, intelligent lyrics to the songs, especially to the band "Republika", one of the most imporatnt in 80s, really legendary. Unfortunately he died in 2001.
Historical context : in the 80s, about 1.3 million Poles emigrated from Poland. in 1988 when the song was composed, GDP per capita in the U.S. was 12x that of Poland. annual earnings in Poland were lower than monthly earnings in the U.S. At that time Poles not only had a inferiority complex of a lower standard of living, but also a complex of backward civilization. Only a few decades later, it will turn out that wrongly.
The gravity of Polishness is much greater than that of a resident of the Dominican Rep. or the U.S., because there is no cultural or linguistic backup for Poles. American can relocate to Australia or Canada and have virtually the same culture everywhere.
Thank you so much for this comment ❤️ I get what you say, before meeting my fiance I had no idea about Poland (besides some knowledge from WW2) after coming here I'm constantly surprised about the resilience of the Polish people and how much you take care of your culture, I guess that comes from how many times other countries have tried to erase your identity. I am so happy to be able to learn more about Poland and to share what little I know with other people so we can all appreciate it more ❤️
@@thepolishlatina I'm sure the economic situation in Venezuela is worse than in Poland in the 80's, but I don't think that inspires them to similar songs :) as for translating various national disasters into works of art, we are at the world top without a doubt. Jews are better, but they have ~4K years of experience.
The quintessence of Polishness or rather Polish peculiarity has been brilliantly captured in this cult tv-series. there is both pathos and a fair amount of humor, people of different walk of life, diffrent worldview. unfortunately, this ethos is largely gone and has been replaced by a lblatant ack of honor and conformism. at least remained artistic reference point like this th-cam.com/video/WE9CxdnLtN8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=oZXCgM4isstaDgQk
Z większością się absolutnie zgadzam, ale to, że Kanadyjczycy są podobni do Amerykanów, to odleciałeś...
@@arturjj8761 jak nie są podobni jak są? jeszcze napisz że Nowozelandczycy i Australijczycy są różni :)
Bardzo fajnie tą nostalgię i miłość do kraju wyczułaś - ja zawsze mm łezkę w oku, gdy słucham tę piosenkę - od tego czasu dużo się zmieniło, ale nostalgię wciąż pamiętam. Pozdrawiam
Mieliśmy wtedy najlepszą muzykę, dziś to co gra w radiu nie było by wtedy nawet brane pod uwagę.
@@BT-1cr Mi się obecna twórczość całkiem podoba - weź: Patrzałek, Podsiadło, Sanah, Dyduła, Ochman np
music.th-cam.com/video/NYmry_2vGYQ/w-d-xo.html
music.th-cam.com/video/fRJcsG7nmtE/w-d-xo.html
- mógłbym wymieniać jeszcze - uważam, że jest wręcz dobrze - może więcej komercji niż w czasach komuny - ale ja raczej mam czego słuchać
Grzegorz Ciechowski (1957-2001) is one of most important Polish popular musicians. He had 2 groups: Republika and Obywatel GC. Nie pytaj o Polskę was many times choosen most important song in Polski Top Wszechczasów Tróki (all-time top list). It was released 1988. Video was made by Ciechowski's female partner at the time Małgorzata Potocka, who is film director. It was filmed in Warsaw district Praga.
Thank you so much for your comment! I was a bit confused when I saw Republika as well, this clarifies it :D sorry I took too long to answer :D
Welp, I guess I'm into polish music now, this is a beautiful song
Yay! :D
do a video about "Wieża rdości, wieża samotności" by Sztywny Pal Azji
@@formytv5366 noted! ❤️❤️
Recording this right now! :D
Pozdrawiam.
Witam! I tez Pozdrawiam
Polish U2 :)
@@BT-1cr hahaha actually, the sound it's so U2 😅❤️
@@thepolishlatina❤
Be patient🙂
Christmas song by SKALDOWIE - original song , released in 1968 - KOLEDA th-cam.com/video/hFGZNVBS83E/w-d-xo.htmlsi=FWsScul1e6MdcT2j&t=24 Poland
Hi! Thank you for the recommendation, I´m recording this right now :D
Lombard - Adriayk Ocean Gorący
Recording this right now :D coming out this week :D
Oh my... You've tackled a cult piece by a legendary Polish artist. However, if you want to get to know the Polish soul, there's no better way...I can suggest a reaction to the song Arahja by Kult. This would be a logical consequence of this path of getting to know the Polish soul... There are many versions of this song. I suggest this one:
EWA FARNA - ARAHJA th-cam.com/video/B7sXl9UzOZ8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=Xfji1TJ52ioXm-2f
Thank you so much! I will definitely look into these :D Discovering these songs has really helped my journey of integrating into Polish life
Polska to najlepszy kawałek tortu na globusie
th-cam.com/video/OcwyBcmzyYM/w-d-xo.html ???????
Recording this right now! Be on the look out for the video this week :D